Charles de la Bedoyere

Charles de la Bedoyere (17 April 1786-19 August 1815) was a general of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. He was executed by firing squad after being convicted of treason following Napoleon's defeat in 1815.

Biography
Charles de la Bedoyere was born in Paris, France in 1786 to a family of Breton descent, and he entered the French Army in 1806. He served as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Jean Lannes and Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, and he saw active service in Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, and France. During Napoleon's "Hundred Days" in 1815, De la Bedoyere and his 7th Regiment of Line at Grenoble joined Napoleon's forces, and De la Bedoyere was promoted to General de Brigade and made an aide-de-camp to Emperor Napoleon. At the Battle of Waterloo, he was one of the last to leave the battlefield, and, after Napoleon's defeat, he found out that he was not eligible for amnesty. He attempted to visit his wife in Paris one last time before going into exile in Switzerland, but he was captured, tried by a military court, and executed by firing squad on 19 August 1815.